SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Fotherby House is one of 279 care homes in Lincolnshire: a 20-bed residential care home in Louth, run by North Warren Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in December 2019. It was Outstanding for caring and responsive as well. CQC rated safe, effective and well-led as Good. Its previous rating, in April 2017, was Good, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 36% of ratings in Lincolnshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. 2 of North Warren Care Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Lincolnshire. Across Lincolnshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
